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Mirror image production is an extremely, useful tool for the craniofacial surgeon to visualize, in detail, asymmetry or defects, using data and display from three-dimensional CT scanning. The technique for obtaining the mirror image, its limitations, advantages and disadvantages are discussed and clinical cases are presented to demonstrate the usefulness and validity of mirror image production.
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Fukuta, K., Jackson, I.T., McEwan, C.N. et al. Three-dimensional imaging in craniofacial surgery: a review of the role of mirror image production. Eur J Plast Surg 13, 209–217 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00634571
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